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   Message 964 of 2,288   
   Jim Kennedy to michael newport   
   Re: Oracle vs. MS SQL Server   
   15 Jan 04 15:15:07   
   
   From: kennedy-downwithspammersfamily@attbi.net   
      
   "michael newport"  wrote in message   
   news:63b202d.0401150034.b7cb991@posting.google.com...   
   > ....but Open Source such as MySql is gaining ground faster, and will   
   > continue as the TCO is lower   
      
   That's like saying going from 1 mph to 40 mph is a gain of 40 times and thus   
   is gaining faster than another car going from 100 to 140 ( which isn't even   
   a doubling of speed).  Irrelevant statistic.   
   Jim   
      
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